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- PATENTBD 0071'. s, 1903. J. GILLESPIE.

-1 APPLIQLTIOI FILM} IAB. 3, 1903. 10 MODEL.

JOHN GILLESPIE. v

UNITED STATES Patented October e, 1903.

PATENT OFFICE.

B-ED.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters latent No. 740,550, dated October6, 1903;

Application filed March s. 1903.

To 41% whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN GILLESPIE, a subject of the King of England,residing at the city of Winnipeg, in the Province of Mauitoba, Dominionof Canada, have invented certain new and-useful Improvements in Beds;and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exactdescription of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in theart to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to bedsteads, and more particularly to the classof metallic bedsteeds; and it has for its object to provide aconstruction wherein the ordinary wooden frame for the spring may bedispensed with and wherein the spring may be readily removed and rolledup when the bed is taken down.

Other objects and advantages of the inven tion will be understood fromthe following desoription.

In the drawings forming a portion of this specification, and in whichlike numerals of reference indicate similar parts in the several views,Figure 1 is a top plan view showing a bed embodying the presentinvention. Fig. 2 is a perspective view showing one post andcorner-block of the bedstead with an end rail engaged therewith and aside rail disengaged therefrom. Fig. 3 is a detail perspective view of acorner-block.

Referring now to the drawings, there is shown a bedstead comprising fourcornerposts 5, upon each of which is disposed a corher-block 6, having aperforation 7 at one end, through which the post is engaged, and theopposite end of which block is reduced vertically to form a flange 8,through which is formed a vertical slot 9, having its inner endbroadened. The end of the block or flange of the block is beveled, asillustrated. The side rails 10 of the bedstead have heads 11 at theirends, which engage in the enlarged portions of the slots of the blocks,and the ends of the rails adjacent to the heads are beveled oppositelyto the flanges of the blocks to rest thereon and cause the heads towedge Serial Nanette. on model.)

into the slots, so that they will be held securely and the bedstead willbe firm. In the inner side faces of the block 6 are formed slots 12, inwhich are engaged the web portions 13 of end rails 14, the upperhorizontal or body portions of the end rails projecting beyond theseflanges, so that they rest upon the tops of the blocks. Upon the tops ofthe end rails are clamping-plates, between which and the rails areclamped the ends of the Wire mattress l5, and these clamping-plates areoperated by clamping-screws 16, passed therethrough and engaged with therails. One of these clamping-screws passes through that portion of eachend of each rail that lies upon the corner-block and engages a socket 17in the top of the block, so that the end rails are prevented fromdrawing away from the blocks, while by raising the end rails they may bereadily disengaged from the blocks,

after which the wire mattress may be rolled up on either of the endrails or partly on each.

It will be seen that with the present construction the bedstead is heldsecurely when it is set up and that when it is taken down it may bepacked in a minimum space, it being understood that modifications of thespecific construction shown may be made and that any suitable metal. andproportions may be used forthe various parts without departing from thespirit of the invention.

What is claimed is- A bedstead comprising corn er-posts having blockseach provided with slots and a top socket, side rails eugagedwithcertain of the slots in the blocks, end rails engaged with the remainingslots of the blocks and having portions lying upon the blocks andprovided with pins removably engaged with the sockets, and a flexiblemattress secured to the end rails and adapted to be wound thereon whenthe latter are disengaged from the blocks.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

JOHN GILLESPIE. Witnesses:

E. M. QUIGG, ALAN. O. EWART.

